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Congressional testimony by CSW on the denial of religious freedom in North Korea and China by includes field reports from Helping Hands Korea/Catacombs

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Christian Solidarity Worldwide’s (CSW) East Asian Team Leader Mr.Ben Rogers gave compelling testimony before the Congressional Committee of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Embedded in Ben’s testimony were reports from HHK/Catacombs about a remarkable 16 year-old North Korean teen girl who was executed in Hyesan City for bringing her countrymen to Christ. Field …

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Interview of Tim by NYC’s WABC radio: recent mortal attacks on Christian activists helping North Korean refugees

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Two of New York City’s key opinion leaders, radio talk show host John Batchelor and noted author Gordon Chang interview HHK’s founder/acting director Tim Peters about recent attacks on missionaries by North Korean agents along the China-North Korean border. (Full interview 11/02/2011) http://wabcradio.com/FlashPlayer/default.asp?SPID=33447&ID=2325600 (2nd reference to HHK’s work  from 31 minute,17 second on podcast,on 11/06/2011, WABC …

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Charity founder calls for more help for ‘second wave’ of orphans in China:Korea Herald Daily Newspaper

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Helping Hands Needed for N.K. kids Charity founder calls for more help for ‘second wave’ of orphans in China He was only 11 years old, but he was already fending, rather unsuccessfully, for himself. Separated from his North Korean mother and abandoned by his Chinese father, the boy was living in a collapsing cottage without …

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WSJ:”Carter Upsets NK Human Rights Activists”–HHK Director Sounds Off

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APRIL 29, 2011, 6:46 PM KST Carter Upsets NK Human Rights Activists All week South Koreans watched former U.S. President Jimmy Carter make another trip to North Korea with high curiosity and low expectations. Few people expected the North’s dictator Kim Jong Il to strike a bargain with Mr. Carter in the way that his …

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Action Report on ‘Coalition Relief Effort’ to Sendai,Ishinomaki & surrounding quake-ravaged areas in Japan–written by Chris Bosquillon

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Please find hereafter a brief post-action report for“Operation Transporter” at Ishinomaki north of Sendai. – Initiative: 1 Japanese Tetsu Kishaba, originally from Okinawa, owner of “Transporter Tokyo” , former member of the Japanese Self-Defence Force and the french Foreign Legion, tri-lingual J-E-F, and 2 French businessmen, long term residents of Tokyo, Jean Barthelemy (60), provider …

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How expats in Korea can effectively help Japanese disaster victims via the Korean Red Cross

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Since Friday, March 11, more than 8,133 citizens in Japan have perished and as many as 12, 272 are still unaccounted for (as of 3:45 PM Japan time,3/20/11). In excess of half-a-million Japanese residents have been displaced due to the 9.0 earthquake, tsunami near Sendai and the nuclear reactor crisis in the Fukushima region NE …

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“North Korea Drops the Mask”–Chosun Ilbo exposes DPRK’s blackmail on citizens choosing freedom

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North Korea on Monday proposed talks with South Korean Red Cross officials to discuss the return of 31 North Koreans whose boat drifted into South Korean waters last month. Demanding that South Korea return four of the drifters who have decided to stay, the North said it wants to bring them face to face with …

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“Helping orphans find secure refuge in China”–JoongAng Daily News in partnership with IHT

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An 11-year-old North Korean boy living alone a half-demolished home in China was found nearly dead from food poisoning after eating food found in the garbage. His refugee mother was arrested by Chinese authorities and returned to North Korea, and his Chinese father has no contact with him. So, watching the boy improve after months …

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“North Korea Snubs Return of Its Citizens From South”–HHK Director gives an activist’s perspective in Wall Street Journal 3/4/11 article

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by Evan Ramstad 3/4/2011 Tim Peters who leads a defector assistance group called Helping Hands Korea, said the North’s apparent refusal to accept the 27 people who wanted to return home was “uncharted territory” for those  involved in such work in Seoul. READ MORE OF THIS WALL STREET JOURNAL STORY: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704076804576180133937677522.html?mod=googlenews_wsj